Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Henry Purcell - Songs
Realised by Benjamin Britten
Voice (high), orchestra
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Details
- For
- Voice (high), orchestra
- Product Type
- Study score
- Author / Composer
- Henry Purcell
- Arranger
- Benjamin Britten
- Product number
- 1863163
- Difficulty Level
- medium – demanding
Description
The music of Henry Purcell formed a major influence across Britten’s output. The numerous editions of Purcell housed in Britten and Pears’s Library and Archive in Aldeburgh indicate the lasting importance for both men of his music. Among these editions are the 1698 and 1702 printings of Orpheus Britannicus, the two-volume song collection published by Henry Playford after the composer’s death. The many Purcell realisations Britten produced, with vocal parts edited by Pears, were a popular featu...
Content
Preface / Vorwort / Préface
Lyrics
Suite of Six Songs (from Orpheus Britannicus)
1.) Let sullen discord smile
2.) Why should men quarrel?
3.) So when the glittering Queen of Night
4.) Thou tun’st this world
5a.) ’Tis holiday
5b.) Sound, Fame, thy brazen trumpet
Three Songs
1.) Hark, the ech’ing air!
2 .) Not all my torments
3.) Take not a woman’s anger ill
